Baling-press.



No. 814,251. PATBNTED MAE. 6, 1906. J. S TUTTLE (is U. L. OOOKSGN.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MARIE, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED MAB. 6, lQQG.

2 sums-gum 2.

fizvenions: (16152111226 1 J. S. TUTTLB & G. L. GOOKSON.

BALENG PRESS.

urmsnmn nun IABJE. 190s.

- and thereby JOSIAH S. TUTTLE AND CHARLE SOURI, ASSIGNORS TO PANAMA HAY S L. OOOKSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MIS- PRESS 00., OF KANSAS CITY,

MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

BALlNG-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed March 15, 1905. Serial No. 260.238.

To nail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOSIAH S. TUTTLE and CHARLES L. CooKsoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful iin rovements in Bailing-Presses, of which the fgllowing is-a specification.

Our invention relates to baling-presses; and our object is to produce a baling-press of the half-cycle type having a capacity under ordinary conditions of eight to ten tons per day, which can be readily operated by one horse.

A further object is to produce a balingpress of the character mentioned which is of simple, strong, durable, and comparatively cheap construction.

A still further object is to produce a machine of this character in which the sweep as the power-stroke is completed cooperates with the driver in turning the horse around, facilitates the baling operation.

The invention consists, essentially, of a baling-case, a reoiprocatory plunger therein, a plunger-beam pivoted for lateral movement to the plunger, a power-shaft pivoted to the casin for horizontal movement forward of the p unger and provided with a power-arm and a sweep at opposite sides and a swingin link pivotall connecting the power-arm an the front on of the plum er-beam and adapted to swing from one side of the power-arm to the other in order to permit the plungerbeam to alternately recoil at opposite sides of the ower-shaft, and thus permit a powerstrol e of the plunger to be made with each movement of the sweep and without requiring the horse to be backed up at any time during the operation of the machine.

he invention further consists in certain novel and peculiar features of'construction and organization, as will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are indicated by the same reference-numerals throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a balingpress embodying our invention. Fi 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line ill II of Fi 4 with the movable parts occup 'ng a erent position from that shown by 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the inc II III of Fig. 4, but with the movable parts occupying a different )osition from that indicated by Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a view,

artiy in side elevation and partly in central ongitudinal section, with the movable parts occupyin the position shown by Fig. 8, Fig. 4.- being a so broken away to disclose features otherwise hidden. Fi 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line T V of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line VI VI of Fi 1. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line i 11 VII of Fig. 2.

In the said drawings, 1 indicates a pair of parallel runners connected at intervals by cross-bars 2, two or more of which are preferably provided with loops 3, through which stakes are adapted to be driven to anchor the machine reliably during the baling operation.

4 indicates angle-plates secured to the cross-bars and fastening rigidl thereto the parallel angle-irons 5, connocter by a bottom plate 6, extending the full length of the anglcirons, by preference, and forming the bottom of the baling-case.

7 indicates plates forming the side walls of the baling-case, and secured to said plates, and projecting forwardly therefrom are angle-irons 8, inverted with respect to angleirons 5 and parallel therewith, similar angleirons 9 in longitudinal alineinent with angleirons 8 being secured rigidly to plates 7 and projecting rearwardly therefrom. Angleirons 8 are connected by front top plate 10 and angle-irons 9 by the top plate 11, the opening 12 between plates 10 and 11 constituting the feed-o ening for the hop er, com osed of side we ls 13 and front wal l4, rigi 1y connecting the side walls, which at their rear ends are formed with outwardlyprojecting cars 15, connected by a cross-bar I6, clamped down tightlyupon the front ends of angle-irons 9 bv vertical bolts 17, extending through said at and through the anglepiates 4 and crossbar 2 in vertical alineincnt therewith, the upper ends of the bolts being on aged by clam ing-nuts 18, so that the bailing-case at suc 1 point shall be absolutely ri id.

lQ indicates spring-actuated retainers of the type shown or of any other suitable or preferred type mounted on bolts 17 and proecting into the path of the material being baled for the or ose of snapping back of each charge of t e material that is com pressed to revent the same from springing back after t fering with the proper entrance into the baling-case of the subsequent charge of baling material. To cooperate with these retainers, a transverse rock-shalt 20 extends across the rear end of the baling-case near its upper margin and is journaled in the side walls thereof, and provided within said case with a tucker 21 of the type shown or its equivalent, a crank-arm 22, secured to one of the outer ends of the shaft, being connected by a retractile spring 23 with a fixed point of the machine-via, with the proximate ear of the hopper, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, the tendency of said spring being to hold the tucker in a vertically-pendent position.

The compression end of the press rearward of the side walls 7 is embraced by the U- shaped bolt 24, extending upward through a cross-bar 25, mounted u on the angle-irons 9 and plate 11, and engaging the upper ends of said bolt are hand-nuts 26, said nuts permitting the discharge end of the compressionchamber to be contracted for the usual purpose.

27 indicates channeled cross-bars inverted. with respect to each other, one connecting the angle-irons 5 and the other the angle-irons 8 and each provided with a central hub portion 28. 29 is a cylindrical piece of pipe mounted in said hub portions, and 30 a bolt extending through the bottom of the channel-bars 27 and said pipe and engaged at its upper end by a washer 31 and a clamping-nut 32, this construction affording a strong and rigid brace against vertical springing movement of the front ortion of the press. 33 indicates a power-.haft journaled upon the pipe between said hub portions 28 and provided centrally with a socket-arm 34, receiving the inner end of the sweep 35, the latter being bolted reliably in the socket-arm, as at 36. 37 is a clip swiveled to the opposite end of the sweep, and 38 is an eye or its equivalent connecting said clip with a swingletree 39, to which the horse is adapted to be hitched. Projecting rigidly from the ower-shaft are the power-arms 40, equippe with bolts 41, slidingly engaging slots 43 of links 42, arranged at the inner sides of arms 40. 44 is a bolt connecting the opposite or outer ends of the links, and journaled on said bolt is an antifriction-roller 45. Pivoted on said bolt above and below the roller are the arms 46 of the bifurcated front end of the plun er-beam 47, the opposite end of the plungerearn being horizontally bifurcated,as at 48, and engaging the lug 50 of the plunger 51 of the type shown or of any other suitable or preferred type, a vertical bolt 52, carried by the plunger, extending through said lug and plunger-beam, so as to pivotally unite them together for relative horizontal movement. A hnk 53,1nounted on said bolt, is connected by a retractile e recoil of the plunger and interspring 54 to the lower cross-bar 27 for the purpose of insurin r the proper recoil of the plunger, and in or( er to prevent baling material from being dro )ped into the balingcase forward of the plunger an apron 55 1S hinged, as at 56, to the plunger and carries a rod 57 at its opposite end engaging a grooved guideway As a means for limiting unnecessary lateral movement of the plungerbeam and for providing a horizontal sup port for the same, so as to relieve the powerarms 40 and links 42 of the weight of said beam, we provide an H-shaped frame consisting of vertical arms 59 and the horizontal arm 60, the former connecting the verticallyalined angle-irons 5 and 8 and the latter underlying the beam.

The practical operation of the machine is as follows: Assuming the parts to be in the position shown in Fig. l and the horse trav eling in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig. 1, it will be seen the leverage decreases until the parts have assumed the relative positions shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 but it will be understood that said gradual decrease of leverage is attended by a rapid movement of the plunger, opposed by little resistance on the part of the loosely-bunched baling material in the baling-chamber. The continued movement of the sweep in the same direction eventually disposes the parts in the po sition shown in full lines, Fig. 2, and it will be noted in this connection that as the baling material becomes more compactly bunched,

and therefore offers increasing resistance to the movement of the plun er, the speed of the latter gradually diminis es and its leverage is proportionately increased, the leverage increasing gradually while the parts are travelin r from the position shown in dotted lines to tie position shown in full lines, Fig. 2. Said movement of the sweep still continuing continues the power stroke of the plunger beam, the movement thereof gradually decreasing in speed and increasing in leverage. When the parts have assumed the positions shown in Fig. 3, the full compression-stroke has been made, and immediately thereafter the movement of the sweep results in the link pulling the free end of the plun er-beam to the opposite side of the power-s aft to that which it originally occupied, and in this connection it will be noted that friction between the power-shaft and the beam is reduced to a minimum because roller 45 rolls around upon the power-shaft while the heaviest work of the lunger is in progress and at the beginning 0' the recoil movement. The recoil takes place, as stated, at the opposite side of the power-shaft from that originally occupied by the beam, the latter recoiling throu h the space between the power-arms, as wifl be readily understood by reference to Figs. 3 and 4 particularly, this action being permitted because of the pin-and-slot conneclion between the links and power-arms, the f links sliding outward under the recoiling, movement and the resistance of the powershaft to the movement of the roller 4-5 and i in the op osito direction as soon as said power-she t has been passed. At the end of i the recoil the parts or-cupy exactly the reverse position to that shown lay Fig. 1, because as the tripping action about to take place the driver turns the horse outward. As this turning operation is in progress the reeoil 1' takes place, and the force of the recoil causes the sweep to, in ell'ect, jump towz'u'd the ress, and therefore assist in eausing the c ip to r swing to the front side of the tongue, as disi closed by Fig. l. The back pull thus imposed on the horse tends to cause him to wheel around of his own accord and face in the opj posite direction to that which he traveled in I making the preceding stroke. It will thus be seen that the horse always walks forward in operating the machine, and that with each what is generally termed half-cycle inovel merit a compression-stroke and recoil occurs. l It will also be observed that while the powera stroke taking place a tensile strain is on f the links and that the recoil takes place i the front and ot the plunger-beam moves to- H ward and then from the outer end of the i power-arms, the slotted relation of the links l permitting such. action, and in this connection it is desired to call attention to the fact that l a chain or other flexible connection between the pmver-arms and the plunger-beam will i give the same efiect as the slotted link, and is therefore a mechanical equivalent of the la 1 Ker.

From the above description it will be apparent that we have produced a hailing-press embodying the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of invention and whichobviously is susceptible of modification in its Form, proportion, detail, eonstruction and arrangement of the parts 1 space between said arms I neoted to the latter and the beam, and longitndinally slidable on the jdinal slots en a in i D E" b without departing from the principle of construction involved Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bailing-press, a power-shaft having superposed trip-arms, a plunger-beam capabio of passing between the arms, and a pair of links capable of swinging through the space between said arms an pivotally connected to the latter and the beam.

2. In a bHlIDg-PIESS, a power-shaft having superposed trip-arms, a plunger-beam cape hle of passing between the arms, and a pair of links capable of swinging throu 'h the and pivotal y con arms.

3. In a balingpress, a power-shaft having superposed tri -arms, a plunger-beam capabio of passing between the arms, and a pair of links capable of swinging through the space between said arms and pivotally connected to the latter and the beam, and having longituthe pivots connecting them with the arms.

4. In a baling-press, a power-shaft having super osed trip-arms, a plunger-beam capable 0 passing Between the arms, a pair of links capable of swinging through the space between said arms and pivotall Y oonnected to the latter and the beam, and having longitudinal slots engaging the pivots connecting them with the arms, and an antifriction-roller on the pivot connecting the links and beam, to roll against the shaft.

In testimony whereof we our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSIAH S. TUTTLE. CHARLES L. (-OOKSON. Witnesses:

FRANK R. GLOBE, Gnonsn Y. TnonPE 

